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File Created: 24-Jul-1985 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)
Last Edit:  20-Aug-1999 by Janet M. Riddell (JMR)

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NMI 092L10 Cu3
Name LONE STAR, LUCKY STRIKE, G Mining Division Nanaimo
BCGS Map 092L058
Status Showing NTS Map 092L10E
Latitude 050º 33' 14'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 126º 30' 35'' Northing 5603179
Easting 676401
Commodities Copper Deposit Types
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Wrangell
Capsule Geology

The property is located between sea level and 61 metres elevation on the north side of West Cracroft Island and south side of Harbledown Island. The Baronet Passage lies between the two islands. The occurrence is near the boundary of the Coast Crystalline Belt and the Insular Belt.

The west side of the island is underlain by andesite of the Upper Triassic Vancouver Group, Karmutsen Formation Group, which has undergone regional greenschist facies metamorphism. The occurrence consists of bornite and chalcopyrite as disseminations and in shear zones within the volcanics. Bornite, native copper and pyrite are found in amygdules in the andesite.

In 1901, Bucknell and Johnson held the Lone Star and Copper Queen (092L 126) mineral claims. Two prospect holes were sunk 6 metres on the Lone Star, and a 3.5-metre prospect hole was sunk on the Copper Queen, which was 400 metres west of the Lone Star claim. In 1969, M.E. and W. Gilbertson held the property as the Lucky Strike, Lucky Strike 15 to 17 and G 1 to 17 claims. Work carried out by Rio Tinto Canadian Exploration Limited included mapping the surface workings, cleaning and blasting 10 old and new trenches and taking 200 soil and silt samples.

In 1970 surface geological mapping on Lucky Strike and G 1 to 4 and 17, and an induced polarization survey on G 1 to 4 were conducted.

Bibliography
EMPR AR *1901-1115-1116
EMPR ASS RPT 2695
EMPR GEM 1969-190; 1970-228
GSC MAP 4-1974; 1552A
GSC MEM 23, p. 129
GSC P 74-8, p. 62

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